Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-05
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.

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The mills of the Dennison Paper Co. at
Mechanic Falls are partially shut down in
consequence of labor troubles at the pulp
mills at Canton, where the chemical pulp
used by the company is manufactured.
ARoosrooK.
Mr. Yerxa of Houlton, while attempting to
fill lamp with naphtha, near his kitchen
stove. was badly burned, the fluid taking fire
and setting him afre. His wife and child
we're also feartully burned.
CUMBERLAND.
The sixth annual reunion of the alumni of
Westbrook seminary was held at the Preble
House, Portland, Wednesday evening.
FRANKLIN.
Russell Bros steam mill at Phillips started
up on Monday. In the afternoon, an acct
dent occurred which came near being a Sc
rious one. Five young men were at work in
the shed. which. on account of the weight Of
snow, fell in, buryIng them in the ruins.
They were all much frightened and some
hurt, two, Crank Worthley and Geo. Church
quite badly.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. Neil Gray of Brooksvlle. while out
hunting the other dsy, attempted to move his
gun by taking hold OF the muZZe, when the
trigger caught discharging the gun. The load
entered the palm of his lett hand and sha,ter-
ing the forearm badly, cutting two of the
arteries and breaking some of the bones At
the wrist After the accident, Mr. Gray
walked about three miles 10 obtain boat con-
vesance to Castine, where his wound was
dressed.
KNOX.
The Baptist chapel at Owls Head, begun
last spring, is finished on the outside, with
the exception OF the top of the bell tower,
and 1t is hoped the whole will be completed
next summer. This is to be the new home
of the South Thomaston Baptist church, re-
ports lions Advocate.
Business is reviving at the Vnalhaven
quarres. Thirty five have been set at work.
A few paving cutters have been started to
cut New York ard Cambridge. Mass, paw
ing blocks at 500 and $l4 per thousand for
each kind, says the Ccurer-GaZette.
Schooner Augusta Ii. johnson at Glouces-
ter. Mas, from Georges repor,s that Joshua
Airey, one of the crew was washed over
hoard and drowned He was a native of
Vinalhaven. Me-, and leaves a widow and
four children.
OXFORD.
+. Lubee, Brunswick man, cutting
timber for Henry Cummings of Greenwood,
met with a serious accident one dav last week.
Hing a tree Mr.. Lubee was caught be.
meath The falling tree and crushed into the
deep snow which probably saved his life. No
bones were broken but when rescued from
his perilous position he bled profusely from
his mouth and nose and fears were enter
tanned by his physician that he was suffering
from severe and dangerous internal injuries
An Artesian well recently completed at
Norway, was bored l73 feet through a solid
granite ledge and fine vein of water struck
at a depth of 1856 feet.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Game Warden J. C. Trip of Monsoon, on
Saturday Jan. 30, made a raid on some deer
pUachers in El)iottsville, and seized the car.
casses and pelts of two deer. They were
killed by two Monson men, o f. Rice and
Bert Lambert Warden Trip Immediately
swore out - warrant against them, and on
Monday they were arraigned before Trial
Justice Gray, fined $40 and in default thereof
taken to Bangor Jail.
The Ladies Relief Corps Of Monson, are
making arrangements to hold fair for three
or four nights, the proceeds to be used to buy
hearse, says the Slate.
AT LARGE
List of patents granted to Maine inventors
for the week ending Feb /, 1887: Daniel
F. Messer of Kennebunk, felt boot: Edward
Poole of Bath, reefing and furing sails
Francis A. Cloudman of Cumberland Mills.
clearer for pulp screens.
The Lighthouse Board reports that during
the past year whstliug buoys have been es-
tablished at Bakers island, Frenchman's
Bay, Maine, and on Bantam Ledge, entrance
to Boothbay Harbor, aud bell buoy on the
Cuckolds, same entrance. Among the esti
mates for special appropriations are $40 600
for light station at Great Duck Island Me-
and Sl2 900 for light station at Green Is
land.